Blood-protein digestion is a key physiological process providing essential nutrients for ticks
and is a prerequisite for the transmission of tick-borne pathogens. Recently, substantial …

Ticks, triatomines, mosquitoes and sand flies comprise a large number of haematophagous
arthropods considered vectors of human infectious diseases. While consuming blood to …

Hemoglobin digestion is an essential process for blood-feeding parasites. Using chemical
tools, we deconvoluted the intracellular hemoglobinolytic cascade in the tick Ixodes ricinus …

Identification of antigens that induce an immune response against tick infestations is
required for the development of vaccines against these economically important …

Haemaphysalis longicornis cDNA encoding an aspartic protease (longepsin) was identified
from a midgut cDNA library. The longepsin cDNA contains 1176bp that code for 392 amino …

Background Tick hemolymph bathes internal organs, acts as an exchange medium for
nutrients and cellular metabolites, and offers protection against pathogens. Hemolymph is …

Background Ticks are vectors for a variety of viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases in human
and domestic animals. To survive and reproduce ticks feed on host blood, yet our …

Molecular studies on scabies, a disease of considerable human and veterinary significance,
have been limited because of the difficulty of obtaining the causative organism Sarcoptes …

Moulting is an essential process of insect development but little is known about cysteine
proteases in the process. Here, we detail a proteolytic activity profile from fifth larval instar to …

Ticks are ectoparasitic blood-feeders and important vectors for pathogens including
arboviruses, rickettsiae, spirochetes and protozoa. As obligate blood-feeders, one possible …